24 Feb London Southend Airport donates £17,500 to charities
London Southend Airport will host a gifting ceremony on Thursday 27 February following the successful Santa Flights, where £17,500 was raised for Essex charities and good causes.
The airport delivered a thrilling festive experience in the skies for local children in December, with ‘Father Christmas’ swapping his sleigh and reindeer for easyJet planes.
The donation event will take place at The Holiday Inn, where the airport will celebrate its chosen charities by presenting them with cheques, meeting the representatives in person and hearing their stories.
The total amount raised by the Santa Flights has been allocated to 19 amazing charities.
London Southend Airport will support the local community through much-needed donations to Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation, to help to improve MRI scanning experiences for paediatric patients, the Anxiety Society, to support mental health work locally, Friends of Leigh Library Gardens and Southend Carers, along with many others.
The airport will also help fund good causes such as Little Heroes, to provide music therapy sessions for children with autism, and Brainwave, to help children with disabilities and their families.
London Southend Airport would again like to say a huge thank you to all its sponsors who made the 2019 Santa Flights so successful, as well as the many airport staff who helped organise the event.
Glyn Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Aviation, owners of London Southend Airport said: “We are delighted to be able to contribute to so many fantastic charities following the success of the Santa Flights. This is part of our continued efforts to support the local community and to champion a range of worthy causes. As the UK’s fastest growing airport, we have also announced plans to create 100 new jobs this year, which will further benefit the local area and regional economy.”
